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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
7 Sand Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UE
Received 10 Apr 200815 Knock Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BW
Received 11 Apr 2008Irvine Cottage 26A Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NU
Received 11 Apr 20086C Broker Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Apr 20082 Brandarsaig Cliasmol Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Apr 20081 Brandarsaig Cliasmol Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Apr 20085C Urgha Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Apr 2008The Shieling 15 Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LR
Received 15 Apr 2008Mast Bearragan Amhuinnsuidhe Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Apr 200830A Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Apr 2008Carinish Inn Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HR
Received 17 Apr 2008Somerfield Commercial Store Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BS
Received 17 Apr 20081A Benside Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Apr 2008Arnish Moor Wind Farm Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Apr 2008Highlands And Islands Airports Benbecula Airport Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Received 18 Apr 2008Overhead Line Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Apr 20082A Scaristavore Isle Of Harris
Received 21 Apr 20085A Grosebay Isle Of Harris
Received 21 Apr 2008Golf Course Askernish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SY
Received 22 Apr 200816 Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Apr 2008The Old Manse Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3XU
Received 24 Apr 200820E Benside Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Apr 2008Wind Turbine Morsgail Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Apr 200833 Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Apr 2008Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Na h-Eileanan Siar, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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